22nd October 2020
Abandoned and entrusted to a Kentucky orphanage in the late 1950s, Beth Harmon discovers an astonishing talent for chess while developing an addiction to tranquilizers provided by the state as a sedative for the children.
Haunted by her personal demons and fueled by a cocktail of narcotics and obsession, Beth transforms into an impressively skilled and glamorous outcast while determined to conquer the traditional boundaries established in the male-dominated world of competitive chess…
Don’t miss the super-talented Akemnji Ndifornyen as Mr Fergusson in ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ streaming on Netflix Worldwide.